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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 11 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 13 hours ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Beesuit 1 day ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 1 day ago
• Community News

  This is a place where you can read about everything that's happening on Macmillan's Community. From guest stories, to sharing awareness months, here is where you'll hear about all of the latest from Macmillan's Community.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 3 days ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  W J 4 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 13 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 19 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 21 days ago
• Warm your teaspoon

  Mrs of husband with bowel cancer - T3 N1 - chemo to be followed by radio then anterior bowel - depending what they find. Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine being the prescribed drugs. `

  Sierraoscar 23 days ago

Latest blog posts

• 18 November horse voice

  The beginning

  Went to GP 10 th nov  with a horse voice on the 18th November ENT consultant 1st December on the operating table. 15 Jan consultation yep it’s a Carcinoma. Oh Joy. On the up side he says it’s very small caugh early it’s not in ...

  Paulmc over 2 years ago
• Cruise Travel

  Travel Insurance

  My Husband (age 78) and I have been cruisers for many years. In 2020 he was diagnosed with squamous cell lung cancer and had a lung resection  in 1 lung. The following year he had radiotherapy in the other. Thankfully, to date he has been clear ...

  Tinkywinky over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Thursday 8th February 8th day post 3rd EC

  Had a really good night's sleep but did wake at 5am, gave up trying to go back to sleep and eventually got up at 6am Had a quiet morning infront of the TV feeling fairy good this morning, had breakfast and an hour later a banana, then at 12 I tho...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
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  One Life Live It

  Is that a lump?

  Is that a lump? Is that a new lump? A different lump? The same lump that was there before? It feels different….I think……maybe……I really can’t tell anymore! This was me back in early December, when the area aro...

  Irishgirl16 over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Wednesday 7th February 7th day post 3rd EC

  Sleep was a little better again last night, I am really trying to break the habit of getting up at stupid o'clock everyday. It's hard just laying in bed while your other half is still blissfully asleep, but I did it and today I wasn't the...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Facing the future: Together

  February, new start, new regime

  Yesterday was the day for signing the consent forms at the New Hospital, still London based, but a whole new set of buildings to learn how to get around. 

  Not a great deal to report as today will be ECG, CT, Echo and Bloods and soon after that will be the Biopsy, then we wait, we see whether Dal is still HER2 positive and if so, what arm of the trial he will be on...

  I admit to being slightly anxious, and to seeing Dal more nervous than I am used to, but this is only because it is something new, hopefully...

  Lowedal over 2 years ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  Feeling better

  Nausea has stopped and a little less tired today. 

  W J over 2 years ago
• New to group

  My brother has cancer

  Hi all My brother has stage 4 lung cancer. He was diagnosed 4 months ago and only told me just before christmas. Staff at his work were taking him to appointments and pleaded with him to tell me but as he said to have told me makes it all real. It&#3...

  Liquidsunshine over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  A lighthouse in someone’s storm- Being an Online Community Champion

  Jane, one of our amazing Community Champions, talks about her role as an Online Community Champion and why she gives back to the Community that helped her.

  Megan- Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Tuesday 6th February 6th day post 3rd EC

  Well I stayed in bed until about 8.30 today, my eyes just feel so heavy and dry this morning. I must have woken up about 6 times over night, maybe more, each time I turned my pillow because I had been drooling like a demented animal. I was determined...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago